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Benjamin White
1891
Benjamin Stirling White.
How He Died
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Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Firearm
What Happened
Deputy Sheriff Benjamin White was shot and killed while attempting to arrest two burglary suspects who had blown open a safe in a store in Raymond, Mississippi.
With the assistance of a citizen, Deputy White set out towards Clinton, Mississippi, on horseback in an attempt to capture the two suspects. He located the men at the railroad station in Clinton. As he approached them one of the men opened fire, striking Deputy White in the leg, causing him to bleed to death.
Both men fled the scene. In 1895 a well known outlaw was arrested and tried for Deputy White's murder, but was acquitted due to a lack of evidence.
Deputy White was a Civil War veteran of the Confederate Army.
With the assistance of a citizen, Deputy White set out towards Clinton, Mississippi, on horseback in an attempt to capture the two suspects. He located the men at the railroad station in Clinton. As he approached them one of the men opened fire, striking Deputy White in the leg, causing him to bleed to death.
Both men fled the scene. In 1895 a well known outlaw was arrested and tried for Deputy White's murder, but was acquitted due to a lack of evidence.
Deputy White was a Civil War veteran of the Confederate Army.
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Hinds County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff
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